About me

Good Afternoon,My name is Daniel Hodkinson and I am writing to apply for the role of Junior Creative Front-End Developer at Marie Claire, Ideal and InStyle.I am a Web Designer with excellent experience in HTML & CSS and an ever expanding knowledge of PHP and CMS(Joomla, OsCommerce and Wordpress). However I also have very good experience with the of the Adobe Creative Suite, notably Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash (using AS3).I graduated in 2008 from The University of Kent with a First Class Degree in Multimedia Technology and Design and for the past year I have been running my own small design firm in a village called Tutbury.This job had three main aspects, the first aspect was design - I was the web designer for the company, this involved designing and creating web sites for clients, when they went live I was responsible for the maintenance of the site, this included editing data and images and making sure all aspects of the site were working properly.
The second aspect was the role of Office Manager, as a new business keeping the office running smoothly was high on our priorities. I set up a network with an integrated server for the office so that we all had access to the files we needed on demand. I also created numerous databases and spreadsheets to manage our clients and finances. After almost a year, the office is running as smoothly as the day we opened our doors.
The final aspect is running a business, we have been on a steep learning curve in order to manage all of the different aspects involved in operating a successful business, I have had to make sure the finances balance, clients are kept happy and most importantly that interest and sales were continually being generated in Mesh Design.The skills I have learned have been invaluable, but I now feel the time is right to push myself further and spread my wings by working in an established company, where I am confident in my ability to prove I can become a major asset.I believe that the experience I have gained running my own company combined with my excellent university degree as well as my previous work experience make me an idea candidate for this role.You can contact me at any time in the day or evening if you wish to have a chat about any possible vacancies you may have, or even just a discussion on the latest design trends.You can view examples of my latest work at my online portfolio @ *I look forward to hearing from you soon,RegardsDaniel Hodkinson